Venus Williams stretches for a wide ball during her Hopman Cup duel with Mathilde Johansson. Picture: Daniel Wilkins Source: PerthNow FORMER world No.1 Venus Williams came from a set and 3-0 down to defeat France& 039;s Mathilde Johansson 3-6 7-5 6-4 in their Hopman Cup clash at Perth ...

Just because we miss watching actual NHL hockey, here's a sampling of one of the league's top goal-scorers from the 1990s, Alexander Mogilny, and just how special he was to watch even when he wasn't scoring goals. This video compilation, put together by YouTube user WeatherWiseCDC, is similar to one that ...

Maria Sharapova has some ground to make up as she starts 2013 hopefully locked in a battle of elites at the Brisbane tournament also featuring rivals Serena Williams and No. 1 Victoria Azarenka. Sharapova, second in the rankings behind Azarenka needs to lift her records against the elite competition if she ...

Mods please delete spammer janetlisa. OT, None of these stories woudl inspire me to plunk down the money for a magazine when I can read the same or simllar stories on the Internet. The singer posted it to her Twitter with the caption, 'Fun in the sun,' and it certainly ...

NEW ORLEANS -- The New Orleans Saints and suspended coach Sean Payton will indeed be together again next season as the bounty scandal fades into history and the bid to win a second Super Bowl resumes. Payton was due to begin his seventh season as the Saints' head ...

In the first World Cup race since Vonn said she was taking a break from the circuit, the 17-year-old Shiffrin picked up the slack quite nicely. She won a night slalom, edging Sweden's Frida Hansdotter for her first World Cup victory. Shiffrin has been touted as the next ...

Schutt, who earned her first cap in Australia's recent Rose Bowl series win over New Zealand, and explosive young Queensland quick Ferling will join the experienced pace trio of Ellyse Perry, Julie Hunter and Sarah Coyte. The recent retirement of Leah Poulton from one-day internationals opened the way for hard-hitting Victorian ...

The Kansas City Royals could trade outfielder Jeff Francoeur and/or Luke Hochevar prior to next season, but the team is unwilling to just drop either player, speculates Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star: Francoeur, 28, is currently penciled in as KC's starting right fielder for 2013. The rocket-armed outfielder shined ...

Melbourne's regional city of Geelong has brought some prominent Australian acts to a national level, with the likes of Jet, Magic Dirt, and The Divinyls' scintillating frontwoman Chrissie Amphlett among them, but the local scene hasn't always been so fertile. The Galvatrons (RIP) once lamented the vibrancy of their hometown in ...

Posted: 12/13/2012 12:35 pm EST | Updated: 12/13/2012 1:27 pm EST Univision announced Wednesday that 2012 NBA champs LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh will grand marshall the 2013 Parada de los Reyes Magos (Three Kings Parade) through the streets of the city's historically Cuban enclave, Little Havana. 'We ...